Steelix #0208 Mega

SteelGround
GligarGligar(#0207)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Snubbull(#0209)Snubbull
Max CPL403670L504149L51 · Best Buddy4199
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedDec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Mega Evolution200 Mega Energy the first time
After ThatFree after a 7-day rest, or 40 Mega Energy to skip it

Type Effectiveness

Steelix takes 160% from Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground moves.

Weak ×1.6
FireWaterFightingGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalFlyingPsychicBugDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×0.4
ElectricRock

Mega Steelix is a Steel/Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Water, Fighting and Ground.

It reaches 4149 CP at level 50, or 4199 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Iron Tail with Heavy Slam at Mega Level 3 (Max).

Steelix
Normal
Shiny Steelix
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack212
Defense327
Stamina181

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

LevelFast MoveCharged MoveDPS
BaseSteelIron TailSteelHeavy Slam11.7
HighSteelIron TailSteelHeavy Slam11.7
MaxSteelIron TailSteelHeavy Slam11.7
All Movesets At
Scales Mega move power up to 1.2×. This Mega cannot reach Super Max.
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
SteelIron TailSteelHeavy Slam11.7362
2SteelIron TailGroundEarthquake11.6359
3SteelIron TailDragonBreaking Swipe11.6359
4ElectricThunder FangSteelHeavy Slam10.8335
5DragonDragon TailSteelHeavy Slam10.8334
6ElectricThunder FangGroundEarthquake10.7332
7DragonDragon TailGroundEarthquake10.6330
8DragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe10.6328
7 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9ElectricThunder FangDragonBreaking Swipe10.5326
10SteelIron TailDarkCrunch9.8306
11SteelIron TailPsychicPsychic Fangs9.7302
12DragonDragon TailDarkCrunch8.9277
13ElectricThunder FangDarkCrunch8.5264
14DragonDragon TailPsychicPsychic Fangs8.3259
15ElectricThunder FangPsychicPsychic Fangs7.4231

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Iron TailSteel1461.0s14.06.0
Dragon TailDragon1481.0s14.08.0
Thunder FangElectric10131.0s10.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Breaking SwipeDragon45331.0s45.01.36
EarthquakeGround1401003.5s40.01.40
Heavy SlamSteel70502.0s35.01.40
Psychic FangsPsychic25331.0s25.00.76
CrunchDark65333.0s21.71.97

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Thunder FangElectric8624.03.0
Iron TailSteel10733.32.3
Dragon TailDragon91233.04.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
EarthquakeGround120651.85
CrunchDark70451.56
Psychic FangsPsychic40351.14
Heavy SlamSteel70501.40
Breaking SwipeDragon50501.00

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Mega raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+25.6 eDPS
  2. 2Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere22.7 eDPS
  3. 3Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+22.0 eDPS
  4. 4Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere21.4 eDPS
  5. 5Primal GroudonGroundMud ShotGroundPrecipice BladesE20.6 eDPS
  6. 6Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+20.5 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15150710/10/10157315/15/15
Raids & Eggs20201010/10/10209715/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25251210/10/10262215/15/15
L404032210/0/0367015/15/15
L505036410/0/0414915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5136850/0/0419915/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1515731380
Level 2020971840
Level 2526222300
Level 3031462761
Level 3534082991
Level 4036703221
Level 4539063428
Level 5041493641
Level 5141993685

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight10.5 m · 740 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingNot TradableNot Transferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Steelix in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/7/151500 CP at level 15.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/7/15150015.5100.00%
#20/10/13149915.599.91%
#30/6/15149815.599.70%
#40/9/13149715.599.62%
#51/4/15150015.599.56%
#60/12/12149915.599.52%
#71/7/13149915.599.49%
#80/15/10149815.599.41%
#90/5/15149515.599.40%
#100/8/13149415.599.32%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3141 of 4,096, with 93.26% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/152497 CP at level 25.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/15249725.5100.00%
#20/14/15249425.599.70%
#31/12/15249825.599.59%
#41/14/14249925.599.41%
#50/13/15249025.599.41%
#61/11/15249425.599.29%
#70/6/1325002699.27%
#80/15/14249125.599.24%
#90/11/1024992699.24%
#102/9/15249925.599.17%

A 15/15/15 ranks #3101 of 4,096, with 94.19% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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